Simon and Mark are back from their cruise and joined by very special guest Timothy Spall to discuss his new drama ‘It Snows in Benidorm’. Mark reviews the new drama ‘The Forgiven’ - starring Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith and Ralph Fiennes, ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ - George Miller’s new fantasy romance starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, ‘It Snows ... Show More
Jul 2
Are the Minions master movie makers? + Edward Norton & Olivia Wilde on THE INVITE
The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redac ... Show More
1h 35m
Jun 25
Jackass: I thought Jonny Knoxville was an a***
The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redac ... Show More
1h 23m
Jun 18
Is playtime finally over for TOY STORY?
The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member-only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redac ... Show More
1h 16m
Sep 2016
with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth
Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth talk to Simon about Bridget Jones's Baby. Plus the UK Box Office Top 10 and Mark reviews the week's new films including Ben-Hur, Hell Or High Water, Captain Fantastic, Anthropoid and Kubo And The Two Strings. Download the Kermode and Mayo podcast a ... Show More
1h 57m
Apr 2021
John Hawkes, Nomadland, The Mitchells vs The Machines and Wild Mountain Thyme
Mark and Simon are joined by John Hawkes, who talks about his new film End of Sentence. Plus your essential streaming reviews including big Oscar winner Nomadland, Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan as lovers in Ireland who get caught up in a family land dispute, Michael B Jordan as Jo ... Show More
1h 43m
Jun 2024
#623 ft. Michael Sarnoski, Jesse Plemons & Yorgos Lanthimos, Adil & Bilall
We're back in the multi-guest business with this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, folks. First, Ben Travis has a very hushed Zoom chat with A Quiet Place: Day One director, Michael Sarnoski. [22:46 - 40:44 approx] Then, Sophie Butcher talks to Kinds Of Kindness director and ... Show More
1h 54m
Nov 2019
Chadwick Boseman, 21 Bridges, Judy and Punch, Frozen II and Harriet
Chadwick Boseman talks about his film 21 Bridges. Plus film reviews including Suburban soccer moms in Greener Grass, Comedy Crime Drama Judy and Punch, hotly anticipated sequel Frozen II and the tale of a woman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greate ... Show More
1h 53m
Nov 2021
Kristen Stewart, Spencer, The Card Counter, Eternals and Finch
Kristen Stewart talks to Simon about her role as Princess Diana in Pablo Larrain’s Spencer, which Mark also reviews. Plus we have reviews of Paul Schrader’s The Card COunter, which tells the story of Oscar Isaac’s ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of h ... Show More
2h 1m
Sep 2025
For The Love Of Bagpuss (ft. guests Sean Penn; Cillian Murphy & Tim Mielants)
With Chris off on the fairway, taking his first proper holiday in approximately 20 years, its up to Helen O’Hara and James Dyer — the newly appointed Archbishop of Nerdbury — to hold down the fort, ably assisted by Empire news editor and former Pilot TV stalwart Beth Webb. Betwee ... Show More
1h 36m
Mar 2021
Liam Neeson & Micheál Richardson, Judas and the Black Messiah, Locked Down and Cherry
Mark and Simon are joined by Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson, who talk about their new film Made in Italy, about a bohemian artist who travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house he inherited from his late wife.Plus your essential streaming reviews in ... Show More
1h 42m